Adriana
@adriboersner.bsky.social
Profesora de Ciencia Política. || Professor of Political Science. Venezuelan Politics, Foreign Policy, Authoritarian Politics. Previously covered Venezuela for ACLED || Posts in Spanish & English.
Sharing my new article, “Will Maduro’s Autocratic Allies Desert Him?”, in the Journal of Democracy. I argue that a rising U.S. military presence in the Caribbean may force Maduro’s authoritarian partners to reassess their commitment. www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
Will Maduro’s Autocratic Allies Desert Him? | Journal of Democracy
Nicolás Maduro’s regime has long relied on support from China, Cuba, Russia, and other authoritarians to stay afloat. But now that the United States is stepping up the pressure…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sharing my new article, “Will Maduro’s Autocratic Allies Desert Him?”, in the Journal of Democracy. I argue that a rising U.S. military presence in the Caribbean may force Maduro’s authoritarian partners to reassess their commitment. www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
Can Liberal Democracy Adapt Before It Unravels? americasquarterly.org/article/libe...
Can Liberal Democracy Adapt Before It Unravels?
The global embrace of illiberal democrats reveals not just widespread disillusionment, but elite failure.
americasquarterly.org
August 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Can Liberal Democracy Adapt Before It Unravels? americasquarterly.org/article/libe...
Yup
Umberto Eco’s enduringly popular manual “How to Write a Thesis” is more than a guide for undergraduates; the book is a celebration of the magical process of self-realization.
A Guide to Thesis Writing and a Guide to Life
Writing and research manuals like Umberto Eco’s “How to Write a Thesis” offer a vision of our best selves, Hua Hsu wrote, in 2015.
www.newyorker.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Yup
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We are sending people to the Salvadoran gulag for nothing at all.
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
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ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Home. Now His Son Is In Bukele's Mega-prison In El Salvador
Merwil Gutiérrez had no criminal record when ICE agents detained the 19-year-old outside his home. Now his father, Wilmer, is still searching for answers.
documentedny.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We are sending people to the Salvadoran gulag for nothing at all.
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
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They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu. wapo.st/3RBcxdH
They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu.
Immigrants from six nations where democracy was eroded say they see the same patterns emerging during the Trump administration — and want to warn Americans.
wapo.st
April 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu. wapo.st/3RBcxdH
Tren de Aragua is not invading the U.S. and is not controlled Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...
Opinion | Trump Claims a Venezuelan Gang Is Invading the United States. He’s Wrong.
The exaggerated government claims and ensuing public concern about Tren de Aragua’s activities in the United States amount to a classic moral panic.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Tren de Aragua is not invading the U.S. and is not controlled Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...
And I have a chapter in this wonderful book 😎
I'm delighted that Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro, the book I co-edited with Raúl Sánchez Urribarrí, has officially been published!
It is available at in paperback, hardcover and eBook almost everywhere. See: www.routledge.com/Authoritaria...
It is available at in paperback, hardcover and eBook almost everywhere. See: www.routledge.com/Authoritaria...
Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro
Bringing together experts from across the social sciences, this volume examines the consolidation of authoritarianism in Venezuela under the government of Nicolás Maduro. Taking a comparative perspect...
www.routledge.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
And I have a chapter in this wonderful book 😎
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"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility
In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?
www.chronicle.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
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Off to a great start at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social. Seeing familiar faces makes Chicago’s weather milder, too. 🤓 @bariskesgin.bsky.social @jkaarbo.bsky.social @consuelothiers.bsky.social @isanetexdir.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Off to a great start at #ISA2025 @isanet.bsky.social. Seeing familiar faces makes Chicago’s weather milder, too. 🤓 @bariskesgin.bsky.social @jkaarbo.bsky.social @consuelothiers.bsky.social @isanetexdir.bsky.social
I’m grateful for the opportunity to discuss my book chapter on Venezuela’s foreign policy and its alliances with other authoritarian regimes. Check out my episode on The Information Advantage podcast 👉🏼 www.citadel.edu/political-sc...
The Information Advantage
Join host Frank Emerson, J.D., on The Information Advantage as he interviews distinguished Governor West Chair speakers at The Citadel. Guests include leading experts from the intelligence, military, ...
www.citadel.edu
February 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I’m grateful for the opportunity to discuss my book chapter on Venezuela’s foreign policy and its alliances with other authoritarian regimes. Check out my episode on The Information Advantage podcast 👉🏼 www.citadel.edu/political-sc...
Venezuela en las prioridades de las cancillerías letraslibres.com/politica/cgl... via Letras Libres
Venezuela en las prioridades de las cancillerías | Letras Libres
La avanzada diplomática a favor de la democracia posterior a las elecciones presidenciales señala los alcances y límites de lo que puede hacer la comunidad internacional frente a Nicolás Maduro.
letraslibres.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Venezuela en las prioridades de las cancillerías letraslibres.com/politica/cgl... via Letras Libres